I have a feeling if you have not already heard about two-factor authentication you will hear a lot shortly. TFA is also referred to as "two-step verification" so you may see them used interchangeably. Two-factor authentication is another advance in security for protecting you on the internet. Some bank and other online apps including Google,…
Back in December, 2009 a Finnish company appeared on the scene named, "Rovio Entertainment." Almost 23 seconds after that, a new game made by Rovio called, "Angry Birds" appeared. Of course, the only thing I disliked about the game was that it came out only on Apple iPhones. But that was "corrected" about a year…
Well this week I was very pleasantly surprised. A coworker, who also has the same android tablet I have, saw an advertisement for a "wired" keyboard for our Toshiba Thrives. The price is $11.88. Are you kidding me?! As you know from my previous articles, in my opinion real inexpensive cheap is the next best…
Last week generated many comments about Windows 7’s hidden themes, of which many of you were apparently unaware. My tease at the end of that column generated more email from you about creating your own themes. So to make you happy here is how you can create your very own personalized theme and how to…
Thanks for all of the follow-up emails I received after the last couple of hints I gave you about Windows 7 shortcuts. I picked up a few good questions for future columns. Remember, I get all the ideas for articles from you, so keep them coming! One I received from Gerry was about a secret…
Last week we took a look at using the control key plus the arrow keys to move your Windows around the screen. Today we check out a few more Windows 7 tricks. Remember as you read that ‘W +’ means to hold down the Windows key (the one with the logo to the left of…
W3Schools.com, a great site for coding and statistical information, does a monthly poll on the main operating systems used today and the percentages of users taking advantage of each system. For July, 2012 it rolls out like this: Windows 7-53.8%, Vista-3.4%, Microsoft NT-1.2%, Windows XP-26.1%, Linux-4.9% and Mac-8.2%. It is obvious that Microsoft is currently…
A long while back I wrote a column similar to this one. Since that time I have continued to receive emails about this issue. I have decided to review, update information and write several articles in a series regarding protecting your family (mainly kids) online. OK, I know your kids are perfect; they always obey…
As of July 31st, Microsoft has come out with what I am sure they are hoping will be the "Gmail/Yahoo Email Killer." Since the old days in 1996 when "HoTMaiL" (now Outlook.com) was launched web-based, (or I guess now known as Cloud-based) email has gone big time. HoTMaiL, which was its original name, was sold…
In a column last year, I mentioned in passing an application that has come to my attention (through my own research and a few emails from readers). Today, we will take a look at a delightful little program named, “Ninite,” found online at ninite.com. This is a freeware offering from the developer and, of…
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